Make sure to look out for your pets as we get ready for a weekend of dangerous heat.
The Medical Director at Lone Mountain Animal Hospital says animals are more sensitive to the heat than humans are.
This is because animals can't release heat through sweating like we can.
WEEKEND OF DANGEROUS HEAT.TAYLOR PARKER - MEDICALDIRECTOR AT LONE MOUNTAINANIMAL HOSPITAL SAYS - ANIMALSARE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE HEATTHAN HUMANS.THEY CAN'T RELEASE HEAT THROUGHSWEATING LIKE WE DO.1:09 WE HAD A CLIENT ALREADYTHAT WAS DOING A ROAD TRIPWITH THEIR PET RATS IN THE CAR.AND THEY OVERHEATED.1:18 IF YOU'RE DOING SHORTTRIPS, DON'T LEAVE THEM INYOUR CAR.EVEN WITH THE WINDOWSCRACKED..IT DOESN'T WORK HEREIN NEVADA..DR.PARKER SAYS ALWAYS HAVEADEQUATE AIR CONDITIONING,WATER AND ICE PACKS FOR YOURPETS.BUT DON'T DUNK THEM INTO COOLWATER.YOU CAN RUN THE RISK OFSHOCKING YOUR PET'S SYSTEM.THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY ISGETTING A BOOST..